Post over the boundary which separated the Duchy of Spoleto from that of Benevento, and the foot of the ridges of mountains Sibillini, Norcia is a must. Ancient commercial center and transit for many centuries, the city offers gastronomic products of the first level, first of all the black truffle, which bears his name. Are still the walls of Roman origin, and eight ports still visible. Coming to the main square you can admire the statue of St. Benedict, founder of the oldest western monastic order, was born here in 480.
On the same square, facing the Palazzo Comunale, built in the fourteenth century, but restored after one of many seismic events that have shaken the area. As is common in many Italian cities, is located beside the church, consecrated to the saint of Norcia in the Middle Ages. The sign of the domination of the Church in the Cinquecento is witnessed by Castellina, commissioned by Pope Julius III in 1554. Inside, the castle houses the Diocesan Museum, with works of various genres and eras.
